Hobson Associates

It’s OK to Ask for Help

LifesaverThis morning at 2:14 a.m. our house alarm started going off, and wouldn’t stop. First problem: we DON’T HAVE an operating house alarm! (yet)… After 5 minutes of carelessly pounding any button I could see, I sought backup from our local PD. Within 15 minutes of the officer's arrival, we were dumbfounded--and he suggested we call the alarm company’s customer care line. The first rep was of little assistance, but could a) hear the alarm, and b) verify we didn’t have an account, but offered NO solutions on how to make the now continuous 45 minute alarm to stop. She proceeded to get her supervisor on the phone, and that person, after another 10 minutes of troubleshooting, suggested we disconnect the power. The officer and I went downstairs to the breakers, found the power source and voilà, alarm off!

Three people couldn’t figure out the simple solution of disconnecting the power, but the supervisor, who handled these kinds of escalations, was able to provide a temporary solution that allowed us to retreat back to bed for a couple more hours of shut eye...Today’s lesson, taught to me by my close friends “Bags-Under-the-Eyes” and “Sleep-Number-Decrease”, is that it’s OK to ask for help. 

And, oh my gosh, yes, this applies to my professional life and career as well! 

  • I wouldn’t have become a recruiter without my college buddy Jesse making the suggestion to give it a shot.
  • I wouldn’t have been able to become a Partner at Hobson Associates without leaning on the shoulders of Danny Cahill and Lisa Iannone when faced with situations foreign to me, with their collective 70 years of experience having steered me well through some tricky waters.

ARE YOU:

In sales, and need a referral? …  ASK FOR HELP.

 

A project manager, and stumped? … ASK FOR HELP.

 

A VP of Sales, and can’t find talent? … ASK FOR DON TINKER, aka “The Help” (shameless plug!).

 

My friendly, caffeine-fueled words of advice today are: be humble, ask for help when needed, and watch yourself succeed! … And certainly be the assist someone needs when they ask for yours!

-Don Tinker

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